AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 28, 42
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南洋战场,日军驻岛分队扶桑疯狂炮击、登陆安汶岛,并发动进攻,降低城防至1级# E" U3 u6 x- }" N
miniKB跨过苏禄海,进入锡布延海,接近万鸦老,目的不明
) d* o* @$ G* S: O驻守肯达里的班西女妖再次出击,击伤CA妙高
- Y! `1 b4 l6 t& g$ y/ D驻岛分队伊势日向继续炮轰马尼拉/ W% N( \- `7 E+ W9 Y3 X" S
日军占领班克伦. ~& j; R" M0 p) Z& T
北太战场,盟军水面舰队在阿达克岛成功拦截并全歼了日军的登陆船队,天亮后企业号舰载机出击,将附近的日军登陆船队痛扁一顿,获得北太大捷
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bara at 74,106
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_' a" w& J3 Z+ yWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 H4 `( K* z" W# ~
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" p" T* w! d: p# }( S- YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 m$ T7 p. Y/ k+ V p. Y: C A-24 Banshee x 184 Z4 |% u7 K5 w
) Q1 F+ E! }' k# WAllied aircraft losses
; z7 L2 j5 P! I( G8 O6 h6 ] A-24 Banshee: 4 damaged
+ N G' T% N( z# Q( B7 A1 ? A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed by flak/ X5 S# E, u4 e
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Japanese Ships
/ b, S2 }; i/ o8 Z( R CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ h" V7 \# E! A
DD Inazuma
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. e3 y) O r D- zNight Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 10,000 Yards. M5 G) S$ q$ h2 s9 P1 C
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CM Sarushima, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
% z8 o2 l7 T9 @, [2 r xAK Manko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 k; X# i) g+ y8 L* ]9 W
xAK Ikushima Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
7 n( P2 ?4 }% v) z0 V3 m0 L xAK Havre Maru, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
- S0 j# g' c) Y4 [; d) i xAK Naples Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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CA Chester8 g& b( v7 d& c6 Y9 c& Q- s4 s4 L$ m5 |
DD Blue
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8 O( m! o) v' b- j9 y6 V2 w' Z DD Mugford
8 w# P1 V/ _0 I3 Y3 P% T DD Ralph Talbot6 S* t" E B$ K. Z7 T* V3 c' t
DD Henley5 \" J) Q. H, {4 ?
DD Patterson
' f' Y: g* m6 ?# a DD Craven
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" k3 }$ B" R5 d& B! b+ q; _( ^1 B9 P 3887 casualties reported0 q& t$ O2 ?3 J( l$ P3 x- B
Squads: 103 destroyed, 24 disabled, U* a" F6 Z4 k
Non Combat: 115 destroyed, 77 disabled* p' N8 z) |8 j
Engineers: 39 destroyed, 70 disabled. N% H0 H5 U4 O% V' e& L
Guns lost 34 (34 destroyed, 0 disabled)! v6 {; ~9 j7 {5 @2 l
Vehicles lost 39 (25 destroyed, 14 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ulak Island at 161,547 L4 z' U3 \* T. y! i n9 \$ M. w5 }) |% B
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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* ~* _6 t: q( x& i: bAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
, u K# U) I: n' S SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 R% a7 \9 D9 {" S, ^9 T* |0 O
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Japanese Ships
5 l) C! p2 ^1 v" w! ?6 m& v$ B xAK Kirishima Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires7 m7 \7 ^1 q) Y) I9 T* a
CL Nagara
+ H1 c- f# O' l5 u' m; r xAP Haruna Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 G; m% o& }* I) h
DD Makigumo0 v8 w. D$ [8 w0 p
xAK Canberra Maru
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9 N/ }; Y0 J+ }2 H- rJapanese ground losses:2 k T4 e, k2 Q) y; I- M1 D. T
1845 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 143 destroyed, 99 disabled
6 }$ v, ^- J- h$ U% u$ l3 G Engineers: 18 destroyed, 12 disabled9 | [1 @4 V' |: n& w' @9 a7 `
Guns lost 33 (33 destroyed, 0 disabled)
$ P5 A" {" \! q( c$ r) h Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Amchitka Island at 158,52
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Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* l7 R/ o( ?! C) v+ ~- y0 j
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes) o$ `8 J) X$ u) V* t( Z
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Allied aircraft
7 `8 U, e- G( ~( @: w F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
* e2 }# T% X$ r3 S; [( p/ H SBD-2 Dauntless x 3
9 P" o7 Q" I# D& c- u. S* [, A) q1 U TBD-1 Devastator x 149 ?" ~" P7 e+ r
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2 k" h. s ~* H6 [ SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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xAK Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# }- Z- I$ }/ f S6 D: g4 f
xAK Tatuha Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) J- w* r, |$ _- G! f; f/ ~ AV Kimikawa Maru- _% I2 G' f, x* C& ^1 Y7 S2 E! T
xAK Zinzan Maru
3 ]/ O2 `$ S+ F xAK Magane Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)& G& s. m: F/ N4 d8 N% t4 G# L. S# `
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Attacking force 4534 troops, 140 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 244
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Defending force 3194 troops, 63 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47, J1 O; l3 k) w. R" t
2 N0 K6 X, t ^! K; L# u" wJapanese adjusted assault: 30 3 S% R9 n1 K& L; ^& s: U: T+ a
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Allied adjusted defense: 19 $ a1 [/ z2 B! b. a
% n% p) b* a; X! a* a" x+ L1 jJapanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2) " a1 X1 q, l, w4 j3 J7 Z1 ?) J
# q: r" v! I) T: ^ U% B2 EJapanese Assault reduces fortifications to 13 S( G, M( {4 n
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Combat modifiers. V- m9 J, a- m
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)6 r# H. v7 f+ B
experience(-)* A& O: ]+ P4 E/ Z
Attacker:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
9 `/ }: \7 |8 c: w) Y: g 118 casualties reported: L1 P6 b+ }4 s" k: I x- R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
/ t2 T3 l. u9 J- O5 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 T# L/ G4 l6 T* Z X! d) F' B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
$ g9 S6 z/ W( T# }2 z6 y 24th Infantry Regiment
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+ P2 c8 z& ~ {# k: w, Z" Z5 R 8th Indpt SNLF Coy 3 r8 M! s1 E' N% x2 v
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
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17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment u, O7 `1 g u7 D; p
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Molukken Garrison Battalion8 C, Q0 d% Q# t' q4 G, ?4 E: t- F
4th Coastal Gun Battalion
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